Voiron
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Voiron |
| Intercommunality | Pays Voironnais |
| Mayor | Roland Revil (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 222–846 m (728–2,776 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft) |
| Land area1 | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 20,442 (1999) |
| - Density | 933 /km2 (2,420 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38563/ 38500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°21′51″N 5°35′26″E / 45.3642°N 5.5906°E
Voiron is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.
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[edit] History
Voiron long formed part of Savoy, but in 1355 was exchanged (with the rest of the region between the Rhône and the Isère, watered by the Guiers Mort) by the count with France for Faucigny and Gex.
Historical population:
- 1901: 12,625
[edit] Geography
Voiron stands at a height of 950 ft., on the Morge (a tributary of the Isère River).
[edit] Sights
The fine church of St Bruno was built 1864-1873 at the expense of the monks of the Grande Chartreuse. Voiron was the starting-point of the steam tramways to Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, 12 m. (for the Grande Chartreuse), and to Charavines, 105 m. (for the Lac de Paladru).
[edit] Economy
Voiron is a manufacturing town, and it contains numerous factories. Some produce a cloth named after the town, and there are also silk-weaving factories (2000 looms, with an annual output of eight to nine million yards). There are also paper-making factories in the town. Other companies: Rossignol (skis), Radiall Connections, Antésite (a liquorice-flavored drink), Chartreuse liquor cellars, Bonnat Chocolatier (since 1884), Allaman (manufacturing and transporting of petrol tanks).
[edit] People from Voiron
- Dantès Dailiang, real name : Christophe Hisquin (1978-), singer songwriter born in Voiron.
- Christophe Bouchut, (1966-) French race driver. Won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1993.
- Sandro La Mattina, Football Manager Regen
[edit] See also
- SO Voiron - rugby union team
[edit] External links and references
- Voiron official website (in French)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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